Cape mole-rat vs marsh fleawort

Georychus capensis compared with Tephroseris palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	marsh fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bathyergidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Georychus	Tephroseris
Species	Georychus capensis	Tephroseris palustris

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	marsh fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh fleawort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Cape mole-rat

The Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species in the genus Georychus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.